Improved method of preparing and preserving food



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN MGGALL, OF LONDON, AND BEVAN Gr. SLOPER, OF WALTHAMSTOW, ENGLAND, ASSIGNORS TO CHARLES J., WILLIAM J., AND CHARLES H. UNDERVVOOD, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVED METHOD OF PREPARING AND PRESERVlNG FOOD.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 45,569, dated December 20, 1864.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN MOOALL, of Houndsditch, in the city of London, England, merchant, and BEVAN GEORGE SLOPER, of Walthamstow, in the county ofEssex, England, chemist, have invented Improvements in Preparing and Preserving Food; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof.

Our improvements consist in the preparation of solid concentrated food-tablets, as hereinafter described.

We take meat, poultry, or game, desiccate it, and rasp or otherwise break it down into small fibers. essence of meat and reduce itinto small particles. We mix one or more of these ingredients with dried powdered vegetables and condi: ments in any desired proportions and subject them to strong pressure. After pressure we cover the tablets or cakes with a gelatinous or other protecting coating, and when dry the food is ready for the market. We prefer to inclose the tablets in tin-foil or paper.

Ve also take solid concentrated To use the tabets they simply require boiling in water, in which they dissolve or become mixed and form a nourishing and palatable soup.

The above described process obviates the necessity of the use of glassor other jars or metallie cans, and the article can thus be furnished at a less cost; and on account of its concentrated form and small bulk a soldier can -carry with facility several days rations.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The within-described concentrated food-tablets, prepared substantially in the manner set forth.

JOHN MOGALL. B. G. SLOPER.

. Witnesses:

S. WILSON HOWARD,

137 Houndsdz'tch, N. E. JAMES HoRoBm, N0. 8 St. Marys Tarmac, Shakespeare Road, Stoke, Newington. 

